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Daybreak: 'Welcome to the future': Pesticide use down by 66% since 1998

06/26/20 1:48 PM By Brad Hooker

Wine hit with $800M loss * Clean truck rule passes * Key lawmaker calls for new farm bill

Water will still flow when the power is off for PSPS

06/26/20 1:29 PM By Brad Hooker

The Senate passed a measure on Thursday allowing water agencies to run backup generators as long as needed during power shutoffs for wildfire threats.

Transferring the family farm could get easier with this ballot measure

06/25/20 1:04 PM By Brad Hooker

A proposed ballot measure would protect farmers from undergoing a new property tax assessment when transferring the family farm.

Can sports betting save California's fairs?

06/15/20 9:47 AM By Brad Hooker

During a budget hearing on Friday, lawmakers again raised concerns over long-term funding for fairs.

Daybreak: N95s still required during wildfires

05/26/20 9:33 AM By Brad Hooker

Signup arrives for COVID-19 payments * USDA pressed for farmworker protections

Five questions on infectious disease research and policy with Dean Lairmore

03/17/20 11:02 PM By Brad Hooker

Dean Michael Lairmore of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine discussed the bills he’s watching, experts informing the science behind Sacramento policies and the need for veterinarians in natural disasters.

Daybreak: H-2A wage rises 6%

12/19/19 12:11 AM By Brad Hooker

New hope for grape growers * USMCA set for big House sendoff

Gov. Newsom urged to ‘commence with urgency’ on broadband

12/04/19 12:54 AM By Brad Hooker

Gov. Newsom has launched a Broadband for All initiative and the policy recommendations are already coming it.

Daybreak West: View from chlorpyrifos work group

10/08/19 12:20 AM By Brad Hooker

US-Japan deal signed * ‘New start’ in China talks

Farmers, processors prepare for outages with peak wildfire season

07/17/19 9:54 AM By Brad Hooker

Ag groups and irrigation districts are lobbying utilities to provide earlier warnings for shutoffs and better estimates for how long they last.

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AFBF President Zippy Duvall

This week’s Open Mic guest is Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The COVID-19 pandemic is just the latest in economic challenges for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Duvall offers his gratitude for administrative and legislative assistance for agriculture but shares that the economic threat to the nation’s food supply is far from over. He offers thoughts for additional assistance as the U.S. Senate prepares to consider another round of financial assistance for the nation. The Georgia farmer shares thoughts on challenges faced by the renewable fuels industry as well as trade challenges that remain with Canada and Mexico even after implementation of the USMCA.

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Opinion: Shop Kansas Farms: Kansas Farmers Calm Public Fears

Because of Covid, many Kansans have witnessed a troubling scene most have never encountered—empty shelves at the grocery store. This meant people experienced a new kind of fear. The fear of going hungry.

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07.09.2020

Washington Week in Review: July 9, 2020: Sen. John Hoeven on coronavirus relief present and future

North Dakota Republican John Hoven discusses how he expects the Senate to handle the impact of the coronavirus on farmers and ranchers and what to watch for in future relief legislation.

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